QTPA Member Alert | ABS Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Australia, Apr 2012 (16/5/2012)
ABS Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Australia, Apr 2012
It has been said that the sale of new motor vehicles is a good litmus test for what is happening within the economy. As such I have passed this on to you for your information. Jim Vaughan, TQ CEO
APRIL KEY FIGURES
NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas.(a) | NT(a) | ACT(a) | Aust. | |
Vehicle sales (no.) | |||||||||
| Trend | 27 126 | 23 820 | 18 484 | 5 566 | 10 137 | 1 270 | 870 | 1 316 | 88 589 |
| Seasonally Adjusted | 27 552 | 23 904 | 18 570 | 5 487 | 10 238 | 1 313 | 851 | 1 347 | 89 261 |
Change from previous month (%) | |||||||||
| Trend | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | – | 0.8 |
| Seasonally Adjusted | -0.1 | -1.3 | -0.4 | -5.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | -5.6 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
Change from previous year (%) | |||||||||
| Trend | 7.1 | 10.2 | 8.8 | 10.3 | 13.2 | -7.3 | 8.8 | 3.2 | 8.9 |
| Seasonally Adjusted | 7.3 | 7.9 | 5.0 | 8.8 | 11.8 | -3.4 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 7.3 |
| – nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) | |||||||||
| (a) Seasonally adjusted numbers of new motor vehicle sales in Tasmania, Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory should be used with caution. For more information, see paragraph 7 of the Explanatory Notes. | |||||||||
APRIL KEY POINTS
TOTAL NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES
- The April 2012 trend estimate (88 589) has increased by 0.8% when compared with March 2012.
- Seasonally Adjusted – The April 2012 seasonally adjusted estimate for new motor vehicle sales (89 261) decreased by 0.7% when compared with March 2012.
SALES BY TYPE OF VEHICLE
- When comparing national trend estimates for April 2012 with March 2012, sales of Passenger vehicles have decreased by 0.1%, while sales of Sports utility and Other vehicles increased by 1.5% and 2.2% respectively.
- Seasonally Adjusted – When comparing seasonally adjusted estimates for April 2012 with March 2012, sales of Passenger and Sports utility vehicles have decreased by 2.6% and 1.2% respectively. Over the same period, sales of Other vehicles have increased by 5.4%.
SALES BY STATE
- Seven of the eight states and territories have experienced an increase in the trend estimate for new motor vehicle sales when comparing April 2012 with March 2012. South Australia recorded the largest percentage increase (1.9%), followed by the Western Australia (1.5%) and Victoria (1.2%). Sales in the Australian Capital Territory remained steady (0.0%) over the same period.
- In seasonally adjusted terms, sales of new motor vehicles decreased in five of the eight states and territories when comparing April 2012 with March 2012. The Northern Territory recorded the largest percentage decrease, with 5.6%, followed by the South Australia (5.1%) and Victoria (1.3%). Sales in the Western Australia increased by 1.4% over the same period.
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